[oof. oof, this is incredibly heavy and for a moment riff tenses up entirely as they settle into this memory and let it play out. they watch, and for some reason it doesn't really alarm them or anything. more likely, it helps them understand some things about vax, about the world he comes from, the journey he's been on, the hardships he's faced. it makes them sort of understand why, exactly the prism felt marine suited him.
in a similar way, it suits vax the way they know it suits themselves. there's a ping of empathy for the young man, sympathy for those who are grieving the loss of a friend, and when it finally, finally fades they settle for staring at vax very quietly.]
...that's the one you told me about, isn't it? [there's. there's a lot to unpack here, but they're going to start with that. the bubble continues to linger around them.]
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in a similar way, it suits vax the way they know it suits themselves. there's a ping of empathy for the young man, sympathy for those who are grieving the loss of a friend, and when it finally, finally fades they settle for staring at vax very quietly.]
...that's the one you told me about, isn't it? [there's. there's a lot to unpack here, but they're going to start with that. the bubble continues to linger around them.]